Today, it’s a two-for-one on the “Good things” posts (I will always have a soft spot in my heart for that phrase after my one-time roommate and friend Caroline responded, when I told her about the twins, “I love two-fers!” I do, too.) So here we go:
Vicki Forman’s book This Lovely Life, which won this year’s Bakeless Prize for Creative Nonfiction, is now available here.
I’ve written a longer review of the book that will appear at Literary Mama later this summer; get your copy now and we can discuss it online. This book has some of the most beautiful writing about grief that I’ve ever read. I hope you agree! And if you don’t, let’s talk about it…there’s nothing I love more than a good book discussion.
4 responses so far ↓
kyraanderson // June 18, 2009 at 4:45 pm |
i am reading vicki’s book right now and LOVING it. so much to say! but first, i must finish.
xxx
Shannon // June 21, 2009 at 10:09 pm |
Agreed, it is a beautfully-written book. I need to do a re-read; the first time I was too enchanted by her writing and distressed by her experiences to absorb what she was actually saying.
Shelley // June 25, 2009 at 1:00 pm |
I have to order my copy off Amazon – I am hoping ot do so soon – in time for the school holidays. I have just finished reading The Madonna in The Suitcase by Huberta Hellendoorn – her daughter has DS and is 47 – it is a lovley (not very long) book about their life – written as a letter to her daughter. I loved it. Huberta’s email is huberta@earthlight.co.nz should you be interested in talking with her about the joys of writing. She is further along this journey than you or I and yet so much of the heart of her story resonated with me. I think you’d like it too.
BTW – fb tells me that birthday greetings are due – I am sure your wonderful family will do their best to spoil you – I hope you have a lovely day.
Shelley
Karen Carter // August 16, 2009 at 1:44 am |
Funny I’m popping around blogs I haven’t visited in much too long and keep stumbling upon posts about Vicki’s book. Another book I’ll never forget!